Mini: The Lost & Found of Menkaura

The History of Egypt Podcast

Dominic Perry

Society & Culture, History

4.8 • 2.1K Ratings

🗓️ 27 December 2023

⏱️ 43 minutes

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Restoration, Recovery, Wreckage. Around 2520 BCE, King Men-kau-ra (or Menkaure) ruled Egypt. In his time, royal artists produced high-quality sculpture, and builders constructed another pyramid at Giza. But Menkaura has a complicated legacy. Although his pyramid is the smallest of the three "Great Pyramids of Giza," this King's legacy proved far more positive than his predecessors. Likewise his treasures, including his beautiful sarcophagus, have gone through a difficult journey over the past 4500 years... Further information: Digital Giza, ‘Menkaure Pyramid’, http://giza.fas.harvard.edu/sites/2796/full/. H. Vyse, Operations Carried on at the Pyramids of Gizeh in 1837: With an Account of a Voyage into Upper Egypt and an Appendix, 2 (1840). Available online at The University of Heidelberg. Additional images and plans of Menkaure's monuments at Wikimedia. Photos of Menkaure’s pyramid by Aidan McRae Thomson on Flickr. Music and interludes by Luke Chaos. Support The History of Egypt Podcast and access exclusive perks at www.patreon.com/egyptpodcast. References and images at www.egyptianhistorypodcast.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:42.1	This is The Lost and Found, The Legacy of Mankaura.
0:46.3	It is a tale of early archaeology, of unfortunate mishaps, and also evocative memories.
0:53.0	Across 4,500 years, the artifacts, stories and memories of Menkawrah
1:00.0	have undergone a curious journey.
1:02.0	Today, we explore them. have undergone a curious journey.
1:20.6	Today we explore them. Men-Cao-Rao-Rah or Men-Cao-Rae was the penultimate ruler of the Fourth Dynasty. He ruled Egypt sometime around 2520 B.C.
1:25.2	approximately, and he has an intriguing legacy.
1:29.2	Man-Cau-Raa is the king responsible for the third pyramid at Giza. It is the smallest
1:35.6	pyramid on the plateau and it is the one that is most often overlooked by tourists and
1:40.9	commentators, which is a shame because as we will see, there are many fascinating
1:46.7	stories and details contained within this monument. The name Men-Cau-R-A or Men-Cau-R-Rae or Men-Caurei translates roughly as the car spirits of
1:58.1	Rha are established or firm. It is a classic name of the late fourth dynasty, praising the sun god Ra and confirming
2:06.8	his supremacy and power as a royal god. The king, Men Kaura, embodies the favor of Ra, and he rules Earth as a divine son or
2:17.0	incarnation of the deity himself.
2:20.5	Menkau Ra is not well known among the general public, and even among Egyptologists he is one of the minor figures in the historical narrative,
2:29.0	which is surprising because out of the three rulers who commissioned pyramids at Giza, it was
2:35.8	Men-Kau-Rah that enjoyed the most positive reputation.
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